A local court remanded P. Naveen, accused of posting derogatory material on social media, to judicial custody for further investigation following the riots in Bengaluru last week, police said on Tuesday. "As Naveen`s interrogation in our (police) custody was completed on his derogatory post on social media which triggered the riots on August 11 in the city`s eastern suburb, he has been remanded to judicial custody pending further investigation in the case booked against him," Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) for Bengaluru East, S.D. Naveen has been lodged in the central jail on the city`s southern outskirts. "In the course of interrogation, Naveen admitted to having posted the derogatory remark after denying earlier and claiming that his Facebook account was hacked when he was arrested on August 12," Sharanappa said. Besides investigating Naveen`s political leanings, the police are also looking into his call records and posts on his social media accounts like Whatsapp to ascertain if he was acting alone or with others.

Source: dna August 18, 2020 09:33 UTC